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'The Proverbs of Middle-earth' by @mrdavidrowe, out now! 'A quiver-full of well-pointed arrows.' ~ from the Foreword by Peter Kreeft

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'The Proverbs of Middle-earth' came out 6 months before my publisher folded, so since then I’ve self-published, dependent on word of mouth. It’s done well. My original goal was to sell 2000 – I’m now at 3595. Buy one! Direct or via Amazon. goo.gl/i26f4x
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The hasty stroke goes oft astray. ARAGORN.
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David Rowe@mrdavidroweOct 19
'There was a little corner of his mind that was still his own, and light came through it, as through a chink in the dark... wind and trees and sun on the grass, and such forgotten things.' Gandalf sees the means to Gollum's healing would be through nature. Interesting!
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Do not spoil the wonder with haste. LEGOLAS.
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For your own good... do all that you may. HIRGON [DENETHOR's message]
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Remember old friendship and oaths long spoken. HIRGON [DENETHOR's message]
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Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised. ARAGORN.
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Every little is a gain. MEN OF MINAS TIRITH.
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Don’t believe what strangers say of themselves. PIPPIN.
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Folk are not always what they seem. PIPPIN.
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We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees. PIPPIN.
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If we fall, who shall stand? BEREGOND.
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David Rowe@mrdavidroweOct 15
From Shire-hobbits to Orcs, the majority of those we meet in Middle-earth are instinctively distrustful of those outside their own people. The list of examples is LONG. Beregond is a delightful exception: inquisitive, unguarded, honoring, and kind to Pippin. Role-model.
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All things must come utterly to an end in time. BEREGOND.
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It is over-late to send for aid when you are already besieged. BEREGOND.
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Strange accents do not mar fair speech. BEREGOND.
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At the table small men may do the greater deeds. BEREGOND.
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Men who go warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink. BEREGOND.
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No need to brood on what tomorrow may bring. GANDALF.
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Generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel. GANDALF.
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The Lord of Gondor is not to be made the tool of other men’s purposes. DENETHOR.
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